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Ministry of Mines
Hindustan Copper signs MoU for FY 2019-20
Kolkata, 27 May 2019
Hindustan Copper Limited, a Mini Ratna-I CPSE, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Mines, Government of India outlining the performance targets for the financial year 2019-20 at New Delhi today.
The MoU was signed between Shri Anil Mukim, Secretary, Ministry of Mines, and Shri Santosh Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director, HCL, in presence of Senior Officers of the Ministry.
For the financial year 2019-20, target of Copper ore production is 51.5 lakh tonne which is 25% higher than the last year’s achievement of 41.22 lakh tonne. The target of ore production is in line with the HCL’s production ramp-up plan to 200 lakh tonne. The target for revenue from operations has been set at Rs 2000.0 crore and Capex at Rs 600.0 crore to be spent mainly for mine expansion projects of HCL.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya outlines Government efforts for ensuring noise free road transport
The Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today informed that the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 prohibits replacement/modification of company installed silencers in motor bikes with loud noise producing exhausts. It is also mentioned under section 52  of the above act, that no owner of a motor vehicle shall so alter the vehicle that the particulars contained in the certificate of registration are at variance with those originally specified by the manufacturer. Further, contravention of section 52 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 attracts penalty under section 190 and 191 of the Act. Implementation of provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 is carried out by the respective State Government and Union Territory Administrations.
It was also stated that the installation of multi-toned horn in vehicles giving a succession of different notes or with any other sound producing device giving an unduly harsh, shrill, loud or alarming noise is also prohibited under the Act. However, certain categories of vehicles like Ambulances, Fire- fighting vehicles etc. are exempted from this restriction. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has also issued advisory to all the States and Union Territories for taking action against unauthorised installation of multi-toned horn in vehicles.
In a separate written reply, Shri Mandaviya informed the House that during the current financial year 2018-19, Government has completed/ inaugurated a total of 307 National Highway  projects covering 29 States in the country. Total NH construction during the tenure of NDA-II  is 34,290 km whereas it was 24,590 km during the tenure of UPA-II . As on date, 1700 NH projects amounting to Rs. 5.96 crores having length about 55,000 km are in progress in the country. To expedite completion of these projects, major policy initiatives taken by the Government since June 2014 are delegation of power, enhanced inter-ministerial coordination to resolve inter-ministerial issues, innovative project implementation models viz. Hybrid Annuity Model , Toll – Operate – Transfer , adoption of Web Portals like Bhoomirashi for fast Approval of Land Acquisition files and PMIS  to monitor ongoing National Highway works on real time basis.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Unregistered Food Processing Enterprises
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation through a national survey collected data for unincorporated/unregistered enterprises. This latest state-wise survey for unincorporated/unregistered sector is available for the year 2015-16. As per this National Sample Survey , a total of 24.59 lakh food processing enterprises in the unregistered segment has been reported. The state-wise break-up is as under:
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Name of the state
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Number of Food Processing Industries
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Andhra Pradesh
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1,54,330
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Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
145
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|
Assam
|
|
65,997
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|
Bihar
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|
1,45,300
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|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
26,957
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|
Delhi
|
|
14,350
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|
Goa
|
|
2,929
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|
Gujarat
|
|
94,066
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|
Haryana
|
|
24,577
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|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
21,885
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|
Jammu & Kashmir
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|
28,089
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Jharkhand
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|
1,16,536
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Karnataka
|
|
1,27,458
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Kerala
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|
77,167
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Madhya Pradesh
|
|
1,02,808
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Maharashtra
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|
2,29,372
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Manipur
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|
6,038
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|
Meghalaya
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|
3,268
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|
Mizoram
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|
1,538
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Nagaland
|
|
3,642
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|
Odisha
|
|
77,781
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|
Punjab
|
|
63,626
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|
Rajasthan
|
|
1,01,666
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|
Sikkim
|
|
101
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|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
1,78,527
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Telangana
|
|
80,392
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|
Tripura
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|
13,998
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|
Uttar Pradesh
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|
3,50,883
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|
Uttarakhand
|
|
18,116
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|
West Bengal
|
|
3,22,590
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|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
|
774
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|
Chandigarh
|
|
656
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|
Dadra & Nagar
|
|
622
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|
Daman & Diu
|
|
136
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|
Lakshadweep
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|
127
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Puducherry
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|
3,482
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Total
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24,59,929
Source: NSSO Report No.582 on Economic Characteristics of Unincorporated Non- Agricultural Enterprises  in India; NSS 73rdRound 
This information was given by Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
MoRTH invites public suggestions on separate emission norms for agricultural machinery and to change the nomenclature of emission norms
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has invited suggestions and comments from public and all the stakeholders on a draft notification proposing to amend CMVR 1989 through GSR 491 dated 5th August 2020 to-
 separate the emission norms for Agricultural machinery  and Construction Equipment Vehicles and
 Change the nomenclature of emission norms from Bharat Stage –IV and Bharat Stage  –V to
a. TREM Stage-IV and TREM Stage-V for Agricultural Tractors and other Equipments,
b. CEV Stage – IV and CEV Stage-V for the Construction Equipment Vehicles.
This has been done to avoid any confusion, between the emission norms of other Motor vehicles which has BS as norms.
iii. Further, considering the request of the Ministry of Agriculture, Tractor Manufacturers and agriculture associations to provide some more time in implementing the next stage of emission norms for tractors  applicable w.e.f 01st Oct 2020 the same has been proposed to be deferred to 01st Oct 2021. Also for thr CEVs the applicability of next phase of emission norms are proposed to be applicable wef 1st Apr 2021 providing a deferment of six months.
The suggestions or comments in this respect can be sent to the Joint Secretary , Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhavan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001  within thirty days from the date of notification.
Ministry of Finance
Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad attends virtual inaugural annual conference of paediatric surgeons
The inauguration of the 47th Annual conference of the Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons was done by Union Minister of State for Finance and Chief Guest Dr. Bhagwat Karad on the virtual platform here today.
Dr. Bhagwat Karad, an alumini of KEM Hospital and a practicing paediatric surgeon at Aurangabad before becoming a Member of Rajya Sabha, informed the gathering that out of the Rs 35 lakh crore of the annual budget, about Rs 2 lakh crore is allotted to the health sector. Dr Karad informed the audience that he would be trying his best to help the paediatric surgical fraternity in all possible ways. Dr Karad was very pleased to note that insurance companies are now passionate about insurance for the unborn child and infants. Dr Karad reassured that he would do his best to speed up the process at the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India .
The guest of Honor was the Ex-Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University and senior paediatric surgeon Dr. Snehlata Deshmukh.
Guest of a honour at the event Dr. Snehlata Deshmukh said that Paediatric Surgery has now made huge progress and with the advancement of new instrumentations and technology, the results of complex paediatric surgical procedures are a lot better than what they used to be in yesteryears. Minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery in children which was unheard in the past has now become a reality and lot of kids are being able to get the benefit of these new techniques. This has in-turn caused a reduction in the neonatal surgical mortality as well.
Almost 500 scientific deliberations and two orations would be presented at the weeklong academic event, which began with the preconference CME with the theme ‘Paediatric Surgery – Basics and Beyond’ and will culminate on the 24th of October 2021.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares Shri Hardeep Puri's speech and Health Minister's reply to the discussion on pandemic in Rajya Sabha
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi shared speech by the Union Minister Shri Hardeep Puri during the discussion on COVID-19 in Rajya Sabha. The speech "explains a wide range of subjects pertaining to the global pandemic", tweeted the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister also tweeted the link for extensive speech by Shri Mansukh Mandviya, the Union Health Minster. This speech "covers several aspects relating to COVID-19 in an insightful and sensitive manner. I would request you all to hear his remarks", tweeted the Prime Minister.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update- Day 108
India’s Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 15.88 Cr doses
More than 2.15 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18-44 Vaccinated in the last 24 hours
Nearly 16.5 lakh vaccine doses administered in the last 24 hours
The Liberalised and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has come into force from 1st May 2021. Registration for the newly eligible population groups has commenced on 28th April.
2,15,185 beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years received their first dose of COVID vaccine today across 12 States/UTs. Table below shows the cumulative vaccine doses administered to 18-44 years age group till now.
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S. No.
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States
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Total
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1
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Chhattisgarh
|
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1025
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2
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Delhi
|
|
39799
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|
3
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Gujarat
|
|
108188
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|
4
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Haryana
|
|
54946
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|
5
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
5562
|
|
6
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
2353
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|
7
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
73455
|
|
8
|
|
Odisha
|
|
6311
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|
9
|
|
Punjab
|
|
635
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|
10
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Rajasthan
|
|
75817
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|
11
|
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Tamil Nadu
|
|
2521
|
|
12
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|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
33242
|
|
Total
|
|
403854
The total vaccination across the country has crossed more than 15.88 Cr mark. The country has administered nearly 16.5 lakh vaccine doses till 8 pm today.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 15,88,71,435 as per the 8 pm provisional report today.
Ministry of Finance
CBDT inks the 300th Advance Pricing Agreement
The Central Board of Direct Taxes  has signed the 300th Advance Pricing Agreement  during the month of September, 2019. This is a significant landmark of India’s APA Programme, which is currently in its seventh year.
Three APAs were entered into in September, 2019 , which has taken the total number of APAs signed by CBDT to 300. During the ongoing fiscal, the total number of APAs entered into has gone up to 29 . The Bilateral APA signed in September, 2019 pertains to United Kingdom.
The APAs entered into during September, 2019 pertain to various sectors of the economy like retail, garments, and consumer foods. The international transactions covered in these agreements, inter alia, include provision of software development services, contract manufacturing, provision of IT enabled Services and provision of Support Services.
The APA Scheme continues to make good progress in providing tax certainty to MNEs. It reflects the Government’s commitment towards fostering a non-adversarial tax regime.
Prime Minister's Office
PM salutes Nari Shakti on International Women's Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has saluted the Nari Shakti on International Women's Day.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said;
"On Women’s Day, I salute our Nari Shakti and their accomplishments in diverse fields. The Government of India will keep focusing on women empowerment through its various schemes with an emphasis on dignity as well as opportunity."
"From financial inclusion to social security, quality healthcare to housing, education to entrepreneurship, many efforts have been made to put our Nari Shakti at the forefront of India’s development journey. These efforts will continue with even greater vigour in the coming times."
"At 6 PM this evening, I will address a programme being held in Kutch which highlights the contributions of women saints to our society.
The focus will be on different aspects of culture, the various welfare measures of the Centre and more. https://t.co/ImLHzdJpEQ"
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Under the Khelo India Scheme 16 sports academies have been accredited in the state of Gujarat: Shri Anurag Thakur
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports implements the following schemes for development of sports in the country, including Gujarat:  Khelo India Scheme;  Assistance to National Sports Federations;  Special Awards to Winners in International Sports Events and their Coaches;  National Sports Awards;  Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons;  Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Sports Welfare Fund;  National Sports Development Fund; and  Running Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of India. Details of the above schemes are available in the public domain on the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India .
Funds are allocated and released Scheme-wise and not State-wise in this Ministry. During the last three years, ₹ 4,694.92 crore were allocated and ₹ 4,590.89 crore released under the various sports development schemes of this Ministry.
Under the Khelo India Scheme, 16 sports academies have been accredited in the State of Gujarat, wherein, 38 Khelo India Athletes are being provided sports training. Further, SAI runs one National Centre of Excellence at Gandhinagar, where 175 sportspersons are being trained. A total of 74 Khelo India Athletes  have been selected and are being trained in the State of Gujarat.
This information was given by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Power
NHPC organizes Blood Donation Camp
NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower company and a ‘Mini Ratna’ Category-I PSU under Ministry of Power, in association with Rotary Club of Faridabad Midtown, organized a blood donation camp on 12.07.2020 at NHPC Residential Colony, Faridabad.
Shri A.K. Singh, CMD, NHPC along with his wife Smt. Sudha Singh inaugurated the camp in the presence of Shri N.K. Jain, Director , NHPC, senior officers of NHPC and Rotary club members. Speaking on the occasion, Shri A.K. Singh said that during these unprecedented times of Covid-19 affecting the world, hospitals are running short of blood and NHPC has organized this blood donation camp as an effort to support blood banks. He lauded this initiative and urged NHPC employees and their family members to associate with this noble cause. The blood donation camp witnessed good response and total 75 units of blood were collected.
On this occasion, office bearers of Rotary Club of Faridabad Midtown, Shri Pankaj Garg, President, Dr. Ashish Verma, Secretary and Shri Sachin Khosla, Treasurer thanked NHPC for taking this initiative and conducting this camp and thereby making it a successful event.
NHPC across India has been contributing in preventing the spread of Covid-19 through various initiatives such as distribution of PPE kits, masks & sanitizers, disinfection drives, creation of quarantine facilities, providing portable ventilators for ICU, crash cart, emergency recovery trolleys, blood analyzers, ultra sound machines, anesthesia work stations etc. NHPC through its dedicated team of doctors at its project hospitals and dispensaries is providing 24 x7 medical services during this pandemic.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister lays foundation stone of Kendriya Vidyalaya at CISF Camp in Gautam Buddha Nagar
“Knowledge is a double edged sword”: Shri Rajnath Singh
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh said that knowledge can be used constructively with right moral and ethical values. He said that knowledge is a double edged sword and can make an individual either contribute to constructive or destructive activities. What makes the difference is the right moral and ethical values. Shri Rajnath Singh was addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone of Kendriya Vidyalaya at Special Security Group, CISF Camp in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh today.
The Union Home Minister said the information technocrats are contributing to nation building as India has emerged as the software hub. A few misguided youth however are using these very skills for anti-social activities by being influenced by the extremist groups such as the Al-Qaeda. He called upon the teachers to impart the right values and moral education to the students besides academic subjects.
Shri Rajnath Singh said the new Central School will be a boon to the CAPF personnel since three CAPF Forces have camps here in the neighbourhood. Recently, the Home Minister inaugurated a Referral Hospital at this campus. The government is working towards providing Housing and Welfare facilities to CAPF personnel and their families in remote and far-flung areas, he added.
Minister of State for Culture  and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, DG, CISG Shri Rajesh Ranjan were also present on the occasion.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
DGFT implements the Advance Authorisation Scheme, allows duty-free import of inputs for export purposes
Significant enhancements in Advance Authorisation and Norms Fixation Workflow
Directorate General of Foreign Trade  implements the Advance Authorisation Scheme under the Foreign Trade Policy, which allows duty-free import of inputs for export purposes. The eligibility of inputs is determined by Sector-specific Norms Committees based on input-output norms.
To make the norms fixation process more efficient, the DGFT has created a user-friendly and searchable database of Ad-hoc Norms fixed in the previous years. These norms can be used by any exporter without requiring a Norms Committee review as outlined in the Foreign Trade Policy 2023. The database is hosted on the DGFT Website  and allows users to search using Export or Import Item Description, Technical Characteristics, or Indian Tariff Classification ITC  codes.
To access the database, the exporter or public may visit the DGFT Website under Services --> Advance Authorisation/DFIA --> Ad-hoc norms. If an ad-hoc norm matches the item description, specified wastages, and complies with the provisions outlined in the Handbook of Procedures , applicants may choose to apply for an Advance Authorisation under the "No-Norm Repeat" basis. This option allows users to obtain an advance authorisation without approaching the Norms Committee again, reducing the workload and enabling faster processing, subject to provisions as outlined in FTP/HBP.
This trade facilitation measure simplifies the advance authorisation and norms fixation process, resulting in shorter turnaround times for exporters, improved ease of doing business, and reduced compliance burden.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Thakur announces a month-long nationwide Clean India Drive from 1st -31st October
The Government will launch a month-long nationwide Clean India Drive to clean waste, mainly single use plastic, from 1st -31st October,2021. Announcing this in a tweet today, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports , Shri Anurag Thakur said that as we observe Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence, it is our resolve to create a plastic-free India, an India of Gandhiji’s dreams and as per the vision of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in which Swachchta occupies the topmost priority. The Minister has urged everybody to join the drive with fervor and help achieve the goal of Sankalp Se Siddhi.
Shri Anurag Thakur said it will be the largest cleanliness drive of the world in which more that 75 lakh tonnes of waste, primarily plastic waste, from different parts of the country will be collected and further processed in a ‘Waste to Wealth’ model. The drive aims to propagate the mantra of “Clean India: Safe India”.
Individuals, organistaions, stakeholders etc can register at the link below for participating in the campaign:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnk5KMQ_bvtk1cFe56oCya0p3semGoKY5vEOJDdPtxzWAdaA/viewform
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President pays tributes to former PM, Shri Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary
VP recalls pioneering role of Shri Rao in initiating economic reforms
Huge credit should go to Shri Rao for emergence of India as fastest growing economy in recent past: Vice President
(The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu paid glowing tributes to former Prime Minister, Shri P V Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary today and recalled the pioneering role played by him in initiating economic reforms at a critical juncture when the Indian economy was on the brink of a collapse.
In a Facebook post, Shri Naidu referred to the measures initiated by Shri Rao to liberalize the economy. “He sought to dismantle the restrictions imposed under the license raj, reduce red tape and make Indian industries more competitive”, he recalled.
Observing that the former Prime Minister had laid the foundation for trade liberalization and the re-integration of the Indian economy with the global economy, especially East Asian economies, the Vice President said: “This was a major shift from the inward orientation of the previous regimes to a new trajectory of globally integrated development”.
He was a reformer and wanted India to learn from what was happening elsewhere in the world. He wanted the crisis to be turned into an opportunity, Shri Naidu said.
The Vice President said that a huge credit should go to Shri Rao for the growth of India’s GDP in the subsequent years and the emergence of the country as the fastest growing economy in the recent past.
Pointing out that gradually a broad consensus emerged in the country on the need to continue with the reforms, he said the former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee accelerated the reforms, while the present Prime Minister, Shri Narendrabhai Modi is implementing the reforms with greater vigour.
Observing that Shri Rao laid a strong foundation for national nuclear security as well, the Vice President said: “among his bold moves in foreign policy were establishing diplomatic relations with Israel and reversing decades of frosty relations between India and the United States by bringing them together”.
The former Prime Minister was also fairly successful in controlling the separatist movements in Punjab and Kashmir, he added.
The Vice President said the launch of the Look East policy and the path-breaking 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments empowering local bodies during Shri Rao’s tenure as the Prime Minister are worthy of mentioning.